Cafes
Las Chicas Cafe
Closed until Tuesday
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
203 Carlisle St
Balaclava, VIC, 3183
Las Chicas Cafe
Next to Balaclava Station is Las Chicas Café, a quaint café offering comfortable surroundings at the table outside, courtyard round the back or indoors. The walls are decorated with posters and shelves with strewn books adding to the casual and modern atmosphere. Open everyday for breakfast and lunch, choose from a variety of foccacias and other sandwich types, salads, soups and pasta. A children’s menu is available and the café is licensed. Takeaway is also available.
Big brekkies – the Bikini Blowout is famous – just add a skinny flat-white!
Located beside Balaclava Station on Carlisle Street, Las Chicas is a cosy village café, which prides itself on serving wholesome, quality food and coffee. They use only local, fresh and sustainable produce for their extensive menu, which as well as serving breakfast all day, provides a range of lunch options and caters for takeaways and functions. I really enjoyed the fritters and a poached eggs and they are always busy so be sure to come before 10am to avoid the lines.
Apparently Carlisle Street is the new Acland Street so Las Chicas is the breakfast place to hang out. The food is surprisingly good and ingredients are locally sourced from organic farmers. Service is friendly and prompt although it is a very busy place and sometimes gets so noisy you wonder why you bothered. The food is good-pick a quiet time if you can find one to enjoy it!
A very busy place on weekends, there was a queue for seats when we were here. Latte is good, the BBB, Bacon & Egg roll and Ham Hock were fine. Interesting menu items. Prices are a bit expensive and service was fast and friendly but can't help feeling a bit rushed since once the plate was empty, it was taken away immediately, not checking if one had finished with it. A friend had not completely finished when it was quickly taken away. At one point, we were checking if others are waiting for seats but no one was. Other than this, we'd come back to try other menu items.